I was born in Kaiserslautern German and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. I am the oldest of 8 siblings. I started acting around age 15 and began my professional career at 19. My mum comes from Gary, Indiana and my dad from Jacksonville, Florida they met on a military
I identify myself as 50% Jamaican, 50% Ghanaian. Also, Black British; simply because my mixed mother also identifies herself as Black. I was born and raised in a predominantly white area in Essex. My family were one of the first non-white families to move there 30 odd years ago. My Mum is Jamaican a
My dad was born in Kingston, Jamaica. My mum was born in a village in Cambridgeshire. My dad was a fireman in the Royal Air Force and was stationed nearby. I grew up in various places in the UK as our family moved from one RAF camp to another. When I was too young to remember, we were stationed in C
I identify as being half Dutch and half Sri Lankan. My mother is from The Netherlands and my father is from Sri Lanka. They met in Colombo, Sri Lanka. I was born in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and I grew up in Colombo, Sri Lanka for the biggest part of my life. Just before turning 16, I moved to The Neth
I identify as a Czech-Syrian raised in Jamaican household. My step-dad is Jamaican, and my biological dad is Syrian. My mum is Czech. I was born in Brno, Czech Republic and was raised in Jamaica. My family and I moved to London in 2004. My mom often told me about my biological dad and where he came
I identify as mixed-race; UK & St Lucian if the world asks but just Brown to me. My mum is Irish-English born in England and my dad is St Lucian and came over here by boat when he was nine. The first recollection I have I was mixed is when I was probably about 6/7, one of the boys in my clas
When people ask for specifics, I say that my Mum’s White British, and that my Dad’s parents moved here from South Africa and are Indian, so I’m technically White/Indian. I’m not religious, and culturally I have little connection to my Indian heritage. Both my parents were born in England. My Dad’s p
My Dad is English. My Mum was born in Britain, but her parents came over from Jamaica in the 1950s. My Mum’s Father is half-Chinese. My parents met when they both worked for Tate and Lyle in the 1970s and have been together for over 40 years. Whenever my parents talked about their relationship, they
I identify as a mixed Black woman. My Mom is German and Pennsylvania Dutch and my Dad is Black and Native American (Blackfoot tribe). From what I know, my parents grew up together in the same neighbourhood, dated in high school, and then got married. I grew up in a predominantly Black neighbourhood.
I see myself as a Surisevillana. My mother is from Surinam and my father is from Spain. They met in Spain. I grew up in Amsterdam. I recognised I was mixed-race later in life, when I was little I never thought about being a child of 2 different ethnicities but in Spain my grandma had to defend me be
I identify as White/Black mixed race, British, Irish and Grenadian. Both my parents are British born but with parents that have different nationalities. My mother’s parents are Grenadian, and my father has an Irish Father and British Mother I had always known I was mixed-race. My mother never made
My Dad is from Jamaica and my Mum is of British and Irish origin. They both lived in Birmingham and met after my Mum’s first divorce. Truthfully, I didn’t recognise I was mixed-race. I was told when I was 8, after my teacher encouraged my Mum to have the conversation with me. I was starting to ask q
I identify as Eurasian, Catholic & straight. Mama is from Belgium and Papa is from Hong Kong. Both of my parents have such love and respect for the other’s family and culture that they seamlessly combined their different traditions. As kids, it just meant we got to eat really good food and d
My Mum is half German and half South African. My biological Dad is Spanish and my other Dad is Dominican. I have been asked where I am from, I felt happy because it means people are interested in finding out things about others. I reply by explaining where my parents are from but that I've lived in
I identify as mixed-race; French, Mexican, Catholic & Heterosexual. My Mum is from Mexico and my Dad is from France. They met in Mexico when my Dad moved there for work when he was 25. I grew up in Shanghai, China and Seoul, South Korea. I only recognised I was mixed-race when I arrived in E
Born in London, Jamaican (mum) Scottish (dad) met in London. My mum asked my dad for directions in Brixton. I grew up in Brixton, at 10 I moved to Scotland to live with my dad until 16. It was amazing but I was like fat, brown and English and those are the 3 worst things you can be in Scotl
I'm a mixed-race woman from south London. I am of Russian, Indian and Caribbean descent. My mum is mixed-race, with her mum being Russian and Caribbean, and her dad being Indian, from the East Indies. My dad is White. Though I do not know much about him, my mum has spoken of him possibly having Span
My mother is Senegalese and my father is Belgian. I grew up in the city of Liege. I was always interested by both sides of my origins. I love going to Senegal as I can discover another culture and live for a while in that way. I’m studying physiotherapy at university as this diploma can allow me to
Mum is from England with some Armenian and Scottish/Irish roots also. Dad is from Thailand and they met there. I recognized I was mixed-race pretty much as early as I can remember! I was always with mixed-race people/children/friends, so it was never something massive for me. My Mum is super into ot
My mum is English and dad is Indian, born in Calcutta. He met my mum in England so I am born and bred English. They met through their love of music. My dad was a violinist, my mum loved to sing and play piano. I have 6 siblings in total, I was born into quite a big family. My older brothers and sist